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Entomology (ENTO)
ENTO 5513 Biological Control Prerequisites: ENTO 2993 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Description: The ecological principles and applied practices of biological control of insects, weeds and plant pathogens. Epizootiology including the scientific basis of biological control; natural enemies and their biology; biological control methods; and biological control in integrated pest management programs. Previously offered as ENTO 5512. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5524 Integrated Management of Insect Pests and Pathogens Prerequisites: ENTO 2993 and PLP 3344 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Description: Modern theory and practices for management of insect pests and pathogens in plant production systems, emphasizing an ecologically-based, integrated approach. Basic concepts of pest management, decision-making, cost/benefit analysis and risk/benefit analysis. Same course as PLP 5524. Previously offered as ENTO 5523. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 4 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab
ENTO 5623 Advanced Biotechnology Methods Prerequisites: BIOC 3653, BIOL 3023 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Description: Overview of current theory and principles of biotechnology and laboratory experience with contemporary techniques and experimental methods used in biotechnology, including genome analysis, gene transfer, identification and isolation of genes and their products and regulation of gene expression in plants and arthropods. Same course as PLP 5623. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Lab: 4 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5644 Insect Morphology Prerequisites: ENTO 2993 or equivalent. Description: Insect development and comparative morphology. Offered in combination with ENTO 3644. No credit for both ENTO 3644 and ENTO 5644. Credit hours: 4 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 4 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5700 Teaching Practicum in Entomology Prerequisites: Graduate student standing. Description: Variable credit offering for graduate students who wish to develop skills in teaching, assessment and curriculum development working in conjunction with a primary instructor. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Discussion Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5710 Advanced Medical and Veterinary Entomology Prerequisites: ENTO 4854. Description: Special problems in methods of disease transmission, animal parasite control and the relationships existing between parasite and host. Offered for variable credit, 1-5 credit hours, maximum of 5 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-5 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5733 Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology Prerequisites: ENTO 2993 and CHEM 3015 or equivalent. Description: Behavioral biology of insects. Ecological interactions among organisms mediated by naturally produced chemicals. An interface of ecology, behavior, physiology and chemistry with examples from animals, plants and microorganisms. Origin, function, significance and utilization of semiochemicals such as pheromones and allelochemicals. No credit for students with credit in ENTO 4733. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path
Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5550 Advanced Agronomic Entomology Prerequisites: ENTO 4523.
Description: Special problems in advanced agronomic entomology. Offered for variable credit, 1-5 credit hours, maximum of 5 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-5 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5573 Introduction to Forensic Entomology Description: The role of arthropods in decomposition, the use of forensic entomology in criminal and civil investigations and the increasing importance of forensic science on society; material includes content that some students may find disturbing. May not be used for degree credit with ENTO 4573. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path ENTO 5613 Host Plant Resistance Prerequisites: ENTO 2993 and PLP 3343 or equivalent and a general genetics course; or consent of instructor. Description: Interactions of plants and the herbivorous insects and pathogenic micro-organisms that attack them. Development and deployment of multiple-pest resistant cultivars in crop management systems. Same course as PLP 5613. Previously offered as ENTO 5612. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Lab: 2 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab Department/School: Entomol & Plant Path
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